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Almost an Endangered species

Graph is escapement from 1950 to 1996 with each sub-area’s contribution/year

Common Theme

The early period saw much diversity among areas but a declining escapement;

in 1960’s some subareas have strong runs masking the over-all decline

Later decades see a collapse of all systems

Outside Banks and

Lower Grenville main systems graph left

All Area 5 CHUM systems have collapsed

	Detail from larger graph
	These are individual streams in Area 5 from 1950 to 1996; Early on there was lots diversity, in mid term some systems had peak runs; then all collapse

CHUM systems in Area 5

	The FishWizard region and a productive sub-region: Lower Grenville
	This Is Lower Grenville statistical area: Belowe Creek and Stewart Creek are the 2^nd & 3^rd highest for Area 5

Grenville South sub area (From FishWizard)

Belowe Creek Note large log jam at mouth might explain decline	910-736000 (alias 7 mile creek)	Belowe Lake	01466KUMR Kokanee in lake and water quality etc done Obstructions left (From FishWizard graphic) make impassable to all salmonids
Stewart Creek An alias – salmon to 2 kms above salt lagoon – see FishWizard Graphic right	915-563500-55400 target of 5000 pinks	Wizard ID	Escapement 15T chum 1957; 15T pinks early 60s
	910-713900	QUAAL River at Hartley Bay Also colored is the Chum salmon producer Kitkita creek Both systems have all the other salmonids too	KITKIATA CREEK 910-713300 (largest steelhead smolt ever seen from here)

Created on September 16^th

Last updated on 9/23/02 10:11 PM